The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Jesse Breytenbach crossed the line in 1:34:27: 276th of 740 men, faster than 63% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:52 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:53 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:02Running 1 7:07v median −0:07
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Block 02 9:39Running 2 6:04v median +1:11
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 4:48v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 4:50v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 4:56v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:51v median −0:26
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 5:19v median +0:06
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Block 08 16:00Running 8 7:19v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 727
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 727 men who finished.